Sports Round-up: Eagles' Long pledges, Eagles S Hopkins dies, McIlroy buzzing in Poulter,

What a difference a lunch-break can make. As the shadows lengthened on the 16th green, Rory McIlroy high-fived partner Ian Poulter to celebrate their Ryder Cup foursomes win for Europe and banish any lingering demons from a frustrating morning.

Eagles' Long pledges $400,000 to literacy programs

Eagles defensive end Chris Long is giving back in a big way again. Long, who donated his entire 2017 regular-season salary to charity, pledged $400,000 of his $2.5 million salaries for 2018 to literacy programs.

Ex-wife opens up about abuse claim against Cubs' Russell

The ex-wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell says she only recently became ready to discuss her abuse allegations against her former husband, according to ESPN. MLB placed Russell on leave last Friday after his ex-wife, Melisa Reidy-Russell, alleged in a blog post that he verbally and physically abused her during their marriage. Under the collective bargaining agreement, the league can place players on leave for as long as two weeks. Russell's leave is currently set to span 10 days, running through the end of the regular season, after the league extended it on Thursday. His status for the postseason remains unclear.

Former Eagles S Hopkins dies at 57

Former Philadelphia Eagles standout safety Wes Hopkins died Friday morning at age 57, the team confirmed. No cause of death was announced.

Golf - McIlroy buzzing in Poulter pairing after dismal morning

What a difference a lunch-break can make. As the shadows lengthened on the 16th green, Rory McIlroy high-fived partner Ian Poulter to celebrate their Ryder Cup foursomes win for Europe and banish any lingering demons from a frustrating morning. The Northern Irishman was still fluffing some putts, but the body language was vintage McIlroy, a bounce in his stride and a wide grin on his face as he and Poulter beat their U.S. opponents Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson with two holes in hand.

Dolphins' Wake accuses NFL of protecting QBs over others

One day after the NFL announced that it does not plan to change course on how roughing-the-passer penalties are officiated, Miami Dolphins veteran Cameron Wake blasted the league, accusing it of valuing the safety of quarterbacks over players at other positions. In an explosive interview with the Miami Herald, the 36-year-old defensive end held nothing back in calling out the league for its policy changes for the 2018 season that have caused controversy this season.

NFL notebook: Bengals WR Green will play against Falcons

Wide receiver A.J. Green practiced Friday and declared himself healthy as the Cincinnati Bengals head to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Sunday. Green left last week's loss to the Carolina Panthers with what the team labeled a pelvis injury.

Koepka 'shaken' after the errant ball leaves fan bloodied

An errant Brooks Koepka drive on the sixth hole at Le Golf National left a spectator with blood pouring near her eye and receiving emergency medical attention on Friday. Koepka was playing with Tony Finau against Europe's Justin Rose and Jon Rahm in the opening session of Ryder Cup play and struggled with his shot afterward. Koepka and Finau won the match on the 18th hole after Rahm and Rose both ran into trouble.

Golf: Fleetwood turns on style in dream Ryder Cup debut

As Ryder Cup debuts go Tommy Fleetwood's was nothing short of spectacular as he posted two points alongside British Open champion Francesco Molinari at Le Golf National on Friday. Europe, bidding to reclaim the trophy, ended the day 5-3 ahead with Fleetwood the toast of the team room.

Golf - Vive l'ambiance as France embraces Ryder Cup

Any lingering concerns about why the Ryder Cup has come to France, a country with precious little golfing tradition, were put to bed amid memorable scenes on a remarkable first day of competition at Le Golf National on Friday. Each edition of the biennial event gets bigger, louder and more boisterous and this year's version maintained that tradition on a day of noise, color, consternation and, ultimately, celebration.

U.S. storm to a 3-1 lead in opening Ryder Cup fourballs

The United States stormed to a 3-1 lead after the opening Ryder Cup fourballs on Friday as the young generation made their mark while Tiger Woods again failed to deliver in golf's flagship biennial team event. In front of huge, noisy crowds at the event being held in France for the first time, the U.S. got the first point on the board early as world number one Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler won 4 and 2 against an out-of-sorts Rory McIlroy and Thorbjorn Olesen.